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Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Saturday 27 June
S Tamiami Trail - 8am - 3.0 Hours
Keith Baumbaugh
Ready to learn more about your camera and get out of automatic exposure? Now is your chance! Join this beginner-friendly class to master the basics of photography and start shooting confidently.
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$98       1 places left
Mastering Manual Class

Mastering Manual Class

Saturday 11 July
S Tamiami Trail - 8:30am - 3.0 Hours
Keith Baumbaugh
This is for anyone looking to switch their camera mode from Auto to Manual and learn how to shoot in full manual control. Join this class to master manual settings.
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$98      
Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Saturday 25 July
S Tamiami Trail - 8:30am - 3.0 Hours
Keith Baumbaugh
Ready to learn more about your camera and get out of automatic exposure? Now is your chance! Join this beginner-friendly class to master the basics of photography and start shooting confidently.
book now
$98      

Introduction to Flash Photography

Introduction to Flash Photography

Saturday 22 August
S Tamiami Trail - 8am - 2 Hours
Keith Baumbaugh
Have you been thinking of using flash? Maybe tried to use it but just didn't like the results? Intimidated at the thought of having to use flash? This class will help you with the finer points of flash photography..
We will focus mostly on using speed lights but this information will also apply to using portable strobes on location..

We will discuss using TTL, Manual, HSS (high speed sync), rear sync as well as how to balance flash with natural light for more pleasing images.
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$49      

Nearby Photography Groups

WWC Walk with Camera

WWC Walk with Camera

Saturday 11 July
N Ashley Drive - 9am - 2 Hours
Tampa Photography Group
Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno
A fun and relaxed walk with our cameras covering a variety aspects of photography from street, landscape, architecture, seascape and abstract.
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$49      

Other Nearby Groups

Architecture Drawing Meetup

Architecture Drawing Meetup

Sunday 28 June
Indian Rocks Beach - 7pm - 2.0 Hours
Tampa Drawing Group
Lena Nezetti
Join us for an architecture-themed drawing session at Island Church. We will explore drawing architectural elements and perspective. Bring your own drawing materials.
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$49      
Architecture Landscape Watercolor

Architecture Landscape Watercolor

Saturday 11 July
Indian Rocks Beach - 7pm - 2.0 Hours
Tampa Watercolor Group
Lena Nezetti
Capture the beauty of urban architecture and landscapes using watercolor techniques. Suitable for beginners. We'll paint cityscapes, buildings, and surroundings in a relaxing setting.
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$49.0      
Sunset Landscape Drawing

Sunset Landscape Drawing

Sunday 12 July
Safety Harbor park - 7pm - 2.0 Hours
Tampa Drawing Group
Lena Nezetti
Join us for a relaxing evening of drawing in Safety Harbor. We'll capture the beautiful sunset landscape, focusing on natural scenery. Suitable for all skill levels. Bring your own drawing materials.
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$49      

Sunset Watercolor Painting

Sunset Watercolor Painting

Sunday 26 July
Indian Rocks Beach - 7pm - 2.0 Hours
Tampa Watercolor Group
Lena Nezetti
Join us for a relaxing sunset watercolor painting session at Indian Rocks Beach. We'll capture the beautiful coastal landscape as the sun sets, focusing on painting sea, sky, and sand in the warm evening light. Perfect for beginners and experienced painters alike.
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$49      
Sunset Watercolor Painting

Sunset Watercolor Painting

Saturday 08 August
Indian Rocks Beach - 7pm - 2.0 Hours
Tampa Watercolor Group
Lena Nezetti
Join us for a relaxing sunset watercolor painting session at Indian Rocks Beach. We'll capture the beautiful coastal landscape as the sun sets, focusing on painting sea, sky, and sand in the warm evening light. Perfect for beginners and experienced painters alike.
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$49      
Plein Air Landscape Watercolor Meetup

Plein Air Landscape Watercolor Meetup

Saturday 22 August
Indian Rocks Beach - 7pm - 2.0 Hours
Tampa Watercolor Group
Lena Nezetti
Join this relaxing 2-hour plein air watercolor meetup on the beach focusing on landscape painting. Perfect for beginners, we'll explore techniques for capturing sea, sky, sand and horizons using wet-on-dry and layering methods. Capture the beach beauty in your artwork.
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$49      

Sunset Watercolor Painting

Sunset Watercolor Painting

Saturday 05 September
Indian Rocks Beach - 7pm - 2.0 Hours
Tampa Watercolor Group
Lena Nezetti
Join us for a relaxing sunset watercolor painting session at Indian Rocks Beach. We'll capture the beautiful coastal landscape as the sun sets, focusing on painting sea, sky, and sand in the warm evening light. Perfect for beginners and experienced painters alike.
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$49      
ABOUT SARASOTA
PHOTOGRAPHY
GROUP
Come along to our photo sessions to dust off your camera and get snap-happy with a professional photography instructor.

Brush up on your camera skills and learn new photography techniques whilst on a photo walk class with other local keen photographers!

We run two hour photography sessions based on a photography theme/technique/style and they take place in various locations in Sarasota .

  • New to photography? We also run a popular 3 hour Beginners Guide to Photography Class once a month. And once in a while we will run special niche 3 hour classes, for example, Astrophotography - so do subscribe to our newsletter to know when the next on is!

  • Who can attend? Open to all skill levels, from beginners to keen amateurs. The photography instructor is there to help you with camera settings and provide any advice you need.

  • What to bring? We recommend bringing a camera that has full manual mode or semi-manual modes (Aperture or Shutter Priority). Compact cameras and smartphones also welcome!

    The meeting point and full details for the day are sent in the booking confirmation email to the email address you provide at time of booking.

    Join the Sarasota Photography Group on Facebook to share your photos after the session.

    Got a question? Try our FAQ.
    • REVIEWS
    Keith is a great teacher. I really appreciate him sharing his knowledge in very relatable ways.
    5/5
    George
    2026-03-22
    It was great, the information and guidance was excellent.
    5/5
    patricia
    2026-03-09
    Thanks for a great class! I plan on practicing my shots and take additional classes.
    5/5
    Brandy
    2026-03-08

    Good class. Appreciated using my pens as ?models? and seeing how the issues I?d been having were overcome with the proper use of lighting.
    5/5
    Christopher
    2026-02-08
    It was overcast and the light was challenging but I had so much fun. I loved it.
    5/5
    Alma
    2026-01-22
    Keith was great even though the weather didn't cooperate. It was a great lesson in adapting to the situation.
    5/5
    George
    2026-01-20

    Keith was a gracious instructor, talked easily and used real examples, and was always on hand to review images and help adjust settings, lighting, and help figure out what you were trying to accomplish.
    5/5
    Jeff
    2026-01-20
    Keith did a good job of coordinating, communicating, and adding value to the event in less than ideal weather conditions. The models were great and very professional and personable.
    5/5
    DANIEL
    2026-01-20
    Fantastic - Despite the cold weather. The models and the instruction were very, very helpful. Great time meeting the other photographers. Worth the 90 minute drive from Tampa.
    5/5
    Tim
    2026-01-20

    Models were awesome. Keith did a great job of explaining settings and hit hard of the notion of depth of field in portrait photogrhay.
    5/5
    Mark
    2026-01-20
    I really enjoyed this class. The presentation of concepts was done well. Knowledge of the various camera systems was a key in making the class work for each attendee. I have been shooting for decades, and learned some new tricks and insights to set up and use my system. I highly recommend this class for anyone!
    5/5
    Rick
    2025-12-07
    A great start for sure. Wish this was a weekly class. I have already booked for October.
    5/5
    Sheila
    2025-09-07

    PHOTOGRAPHERS
    Keith Baumbaugh
    Keith Baumbaugh has been in the photographic field for nearly 35 years, as an assistant, second photographer and now as a lead photographer. He also has many years in printing in both the wet and digital labs.

    His specialty is weddings, events and portraits as well as doing camera specific instruction as well as general photography instruction.

    Keith Baumbaugh is available for private bookings

    Available most evenings after 5pm and generally anytime on the weekends..
    I'm available for instruction on Canon cameras, beginner level photoshop/lightroom, how to use your flash as well as portrait photography.

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    PHOTOS
    Sarasota Photography Group
    2026-01-21
    Sarasota Photography Group
    2026-06-14
    Title or Location: Sarasota Florida
    Sarasota Florida Sunset Through the Clouds
    Credit: Natalia Oboroc
    Instagram: @floridasamazingshots
    Wollongong Photography Group
    2026-05-12

    Sarasota Photography Group
    2026-05-31
    Title or Location: ?Not every story is staged. Some simply walk into the light.?
    This Photo was taken on Coquina Beach. It was getting close to near sunset. We had just washed off our feet and getting ready to head back to the car. This man was hurriedly heading out towards th Gulf and I quickly snapped this photo. It was to good to be true. It almost looks like someone did a little AI to get this image. But this was not setup in anyway. Just having my camera ready and lens cap off and ready to shoot.This was shot with a Sony A7r2 and a Robkinon 14-24/2.8. It was shot at
    Credit: Wayne Johnson
    Facebook: Wayne Johnson
    Instagram: waynelphoto56
    Wollongong Photography Group
    2026-05-12
    Sarasota Photography Group
    2026-05-31
    Title or Location: Florida
    A friend found a good place to set up telescopes.We saw the night sky in January and decided to go back again in April during new moon.During the late spring, the summer Milky Way rises starting late evening and presents itself for panoramic images during the wee hours. I arrived a day early and scouted the area within walking distance and found the pond where I could position myself on the west side. Now, all I had to do was set the alarm and get a few hours shut-eye. I slept through the al
    Credit: K Hanley
    Facebook: Kevin.hanley.747

    Wollongong Photography Group
    2026-05-12
    Sarasota Photography Group
    2026-05-18
    Title or Location: Mote Marine Laboratory
    I have an interest in street photography (black and white ) and incorporating it into non busy street scenarios and am always looking for unique scenes, lighting, or patterns
    Credit: Jordan Kroemer
    Instagram: @jordankfotos
    Wollongong Photography Group
    2026-05-12

    Sarasota Photography Group
    2026-03-21
    Title or Location: 2025-12-30 Gulf of Mexico Drive Longboat Key Fl, across from Beach Harbor Club.
    This is one image from a series of the most dramatic sunsets that I have ever seen. Living at this location, I do get to see some amazing sunsets and sunrises. But this series just left me breathless. I had just arrived in Florida after a long drive from New Jersey. Three days later, I was watching the cloud cover over the Gulf of Mexico, thinking this could be the night for a great sunset. And somewhere around 6:30 pm, the magic started to happen! Thanks to Mother Nature and a Cold Front, she
    Credit: Francis S Cheh
    Facebook: facebook.com/fsccap
    Instagram: @fcheh
    Sacramento Photography Group
    2026-05-12
    Sarasota Photography Group
    2026-03-15
    Title or Location: Felts Audubon preserve palmetto, fl
    At preserve to get some shots of indigo buntings and this male took a bath
    Credit: Donald gettys

    Eastbourne Photography Group
    2026-05-12
    Scranton Photography Group
    2026-06-21
    Title or Location: Near Goukdsboro, PA
    Originally showed up at Gouldsboro State Park at sunrise to get a backlit, misty shot of the island but when I got there, NO mist, and enough boats on the lake to walk across!Quickly decided to take a backroad to another favorite spot nearby, and slammed on the brakes as I was driving over a small bridge when I looked to the right and saw THIS scene. Finding it was sheer luck, but as always, just getting out there at first light is half the battle. Made this one standing right on the bridge.
    Credit: Brian Davies
    Columbia Photography Group
    2026-05-12

    Warrington Photography Group
    2026-06-21
    Title or Location: Bamburgh Castle
    I had my camera with me to take some shots of puffins on the Farne Islands. The following day we had a walk along the beach next to Farnborough Castle where I captured this shot.
    Credit: Room 6 Photography
    Instagram: @room6photography
    Columbia Photography Group
    2026-05-12
    Cheshire Photography Group
    2026-06-21
    Title or Location: Yalour Islands, Antarctica
    Yalour Islands in Antarctica are a stronghold for Ad?lie penguins, one of three species of brush-tailed penguins. Thousands live on these islands and many were rearing chicks in February 2026 on our visit
    Credit: Jerry Hutchinson
    Facebook: Jerry Hutchinson
    Instagram: jerryhutch74

    Gold Coast Photography Group
    2026-05-12
    Cleveland Photography Group
    2026-06-20
    Title or Location: Broadview Heights, Ohio
    It eas morning I got up looked through window and this Beauty playing in my backyard . Grabbed my camera went downstairs straight in my backyard and started shooting some pictures R6 mk2 with EF 100-400 mk2
    Credit: Amarpal Rissam
    Instagram: @a.rissam.wildlife
    Gold Coast Photography Group
    2026-05-12

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